0561 On this day in history pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies
1191 On this day in history saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52
1239 Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on this day in history.
1459 On this day in history ausias March, Catalan poet, dies
1554 Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history.
1580 On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies
1635 Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on this day in history.
1703 Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history.